Hedge Funds

Yellen balks at calling asset managers systemically risky

03/24/21

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she prefers to have the Financial Stability Oversight Council flag hazardous activities by nonbanks rather than subject specific firms to heightened supervision.

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Will banks be pulled into GameStop uproar?

02/04/21

Banks weren't involved in the trading frenzy, but some observers say the regulatory response should address risks to all financial institutions.

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Fed to propose 'covered funds' revamp in Volcker Rule

01/23/20

Regulators already finalized a rollback of the proprietary trading ban section of the rule but signaled then that their overhaul was not finished.

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Regulators aren’t done rolling back Volcker Rule

08/25/19

The agencies handed banks a significant victory when they finalized revisions to the Dodd-Frank proprietary trading ban, but officials also plan to re-propose changes to the “covered funds” section of the rule.

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